Holy Bible: Easy-To-Read Version

Job 9:6-20 Holy Bible: Easy-To-Read Version (ETR)

6. He can shake the earth, and it will tremble down to its foundations.

7. With one command he can stop the sun from rising. He can lock up the stars and keep them from shining.

8. He alone made the skies, and he walks on the ocean waves.

9. “God made the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades. He made the planets that cross the southern sky.

10. He does things too marvelous for people to understand. He does too many miracles to count!

11. When he passes by, I cannot see him. He goes right past me, and I don’t notice.

12. If he takes something away, no one can stop him. No one can say to him, ‘What are you doing?’

13. God will not hold back his anger. Even Rahab’s helpers are afraid of him.

14. So I cannot argue with God. I would not know what to say to him.

15. I am innocent, but I cannot give him an answer. All I can do is beg my Judge for mercy.

16. Even if I called and he answered, I cannot believe he would listen to me.

17. He would just send storms to crush me. He would give me more wounds for no reason.

18. He would not let me catch my breath again. He would just give me more trouble.

19. I cannot defeat God. He is too powerful! I cannot take him to court for justice. Who could force him to come?

20. I am innocent, but anything I say makes me seem guilty. I am innocent, but if I speak, my mouth proves me wrong.